The F-100 Super Sabre was the first of the century series fighter jets. It was
designed as a daytime air superiority fighter capable of supersonic speeds in
level flight. It later served extensively as a close air support platform
in Vietnam. This F-100D has the High Wire modifications, which was a program
where Super Sabres where rewired and extensively modernized to extend their
life through the 1970s.

The F-101 Voodoo was built as an interceptor designed to shoot down attacking
bombers. It was known as a hot rod and
was capable of hitting Mach 1.7. Variants of the Voodoo were used extensively
in Vietnam in the photo recon role. This F-101B carried four Falcon missiles,
and could carry two Genie rockets with nuclear warheads.

The F-102 Delta Dagger was built as an interceptor for the Air Defense
Command and was built in large numbers. The prototype was not able to break
Mach 1. The solution to this problem is the Coke-bottle shape known as
area ruling that is used on all modern supersonic fighters. A follow-on,
the F-106 Delta Dart, was capable of exceeding Mach 2.

The F-104 Starfighter was designed as an air superiority fighter. The design
goal was to build the smallest aircraft that would fit around the GE J-79
jet engine. It features short thin wings, which lead to it being described
as a manned missile. While the USAF did not purchase many Starfighters, it
was built in large numbers as a common NATO fighter.

The F-105 Thunderchief was built as a deep penetration strike aircraft
capable of hauling a nuclear bomb internally. It was the largest single
engine fighter to be operated by the USAF. The F-105 was used in large
numbers in Vietnam for ground attack. Later versions were adapted to the
dangerous Wild Weasel role where one fighter would act as bait for SAM
missiles, and a companion would attack the SAM sites with radar seeking
missiles when they attempted to lock onto the bait aircraft.